Dainese received over 5000 questions on their facebook page and official website for Valentino Rossi and over 50% of the fans that tuned in to watch the live streaming where from outside of Italy, which shows that the former World Champion is still a big name despite a horrible 2011 season with Ducati.

While we translated the first part of the video when it was posted on YouTube, Dainese and AGV have decided to translate the whole 30 minute Q&A session in English with a voice-over so that saved us (whew!) from doing the rest of it.

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For those of you who missed Valentino Rossi streaming live webcast on Dainese.com yesterday afternoon (like myself), here’s part one of the video where Valentino answered a selection of fans’ questions that came from over 75 countries. Since Rossi answers all the questions in Italian, we’ve translated his answers:

When will you return and give us the same emotions that you used to with your fantastic passing moves and your drifts:

Soon I hope. This year was difficult and we didn’t have fun. I hope to be competitive in MotoGP. Next year we have a lot of things to try and verify on the new Ducati. Our objective is to be competitive straight off and see during the season what we can do.

Asked what which actor he would have liked to be and in which film:

Dan Akroyd in Blues Brothers next to Belushi, it’s my favourite film.

Continue reading: Valentino Rossi Live Dainese - part 1 (video)

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Ever wanted to the opportunity to ask Valentino Rossi a question, maybe something that’s been bugging you or something you’ve wanted to know that sports journos haven’t asked him (besides why can’t you ride the Ducati like Stoner did, when do expect to win again and when are you going to retire)?

You can get a chance now thanks to Dainese and AGV who want to celebrate Christmas in a special way and are organizing a worldwide livestream with the MotoGP champion on Wednesday December 21st at 4 P.M. CET who will answer questions from fans from all over the world.

You can submit your questions on Dainese’s website here or on their Facebook page here starting today until December 18th.

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This video interview from Dainese was probably filmed during Nicky Hayden’s appearance at the Dainese and AGV Press Day at the D-Store in Costa Mesa, California, in earlier this year, before the start of the season.

Hayden talks about how important his riding gear is, Dainese’s D-Air leathers, the GP11 tweaks and team mate Valentino Rossi. Too bad that the interviewer doesn’t remember that Ducati HQ is in Bologna and Dainese is located in Vicenza.

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Jorge Lorenzo may have left Dainese for Alpinestars, but the Italian company will sponsor not only Nicky Hayden, but also Leon Haslam.

We obviously missed the fact (shame on us) that the BMW rider during the Eastern Creek test had given up his Spidi sponsored leathers to don Dainese leathers, boots and gloves and protections.

Haslam’s leathers are fitted with D-Air technology, which has helped ward off couple of broken shoulders and collarbones, including a certain Marco Simoncelli who spent a lot of time crashing rather than riding at the beginning of last season.

Leon Haslam:

“I’m very happy to be rejoining Dainese. Having visited the Dainese headquarters it’s clear that the heritage of motorcycle racing and safety protection is synonymous with the Dainese name. I’m also very much looking forward to having the D-Air technology - I just hope I don’t need it! The technical guys at Dainese are excellent and the suits I’ve tried so far are extremely practical, lightweight and - following my small crash at Cartagena two weeks ago - offer the necessary protection. I hope with Dainese, BMW and my other partners that we are also all celebrating success at the end of the 2011 World Superbike Championship.”

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Jorge Lorenzo may have complained that he wasn’t getting enough attention from Dainese, thus sparking his move to Alpinestars, but newcomer to the other Italian brand, Nicky Hayden, is already going through motions during the Dainese and AGV Press Day at the D-Store in Costa Mesa, California.

Apparently the Kentucky Kid not only did the ritual photoshoot modeling Dainese’s newest line of motorcycle gear and casuals, but he also strutted his stuff on a small runway, prompting the journalists present to say that he has a career in modelling when he retires, but hey, we’ve already said the same things after seeing him in the Tissot ads and posing in fashion clothes for Mens Vogue.

Continue reading: Nicky Hayden cool on the race track, hot modelling Dainese

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Lose a rider, gain a rider. Apparently Nicky Hayden isn’t as capricious as Jorge Lorenzo, and doesn’t care that his former and now once again team mate, Valentino Rossi is a shareholder in Dainese.

The former 2006 MotoGP world champion, will be switching from his longstanding Alpinestars leathers sponsorship to don the other iconic Italian leathers brand, Dainese in 2011.

The swaying power of Dainese née Valentino Rossi …

Source | superbikeplanet.com

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Jorge Lorenzo is slightly upset with Dainese and may be leaving his sponsor at the end of the year and switching to Alpinestars. Apparently the 2010 reigning World Champion is not happy with the fact that the Italian company, that supplies a number of professional riders, has failed to use him in any ad campaign exploiting his MotoGP title.

According to Spanish website Motocuatro.com, who has close ties with the Spanish rider’s staff, the question goes even deeper as Lorenzo has found out that his arch rival and former team mate, a certain pain in the ass that goes by the name of Valentino Rossi, is not only the honorary president of AGV Helmets (even if Lorenzo wears Nolan) which was purchased in 2007 by Dainese from Imag and that ‘The Doctor’ is also a shareholder in both companies and is close friends with Lino Dainese, who founded the company.

Dainese has been supplying and sponsoring the Spanish champion since his 250cc days and Lorenzo has also been involved in the D-Air leathers development and has always received the same technical treatment as the other Dainese riders, but Lorenzo wants more star power and wants to stay away from the still shining light of a certain MotoGP legend, who pulls sponsors towards him like a black hole or it could be something more simple and venal, like more sponsorship money.

It would also be interesting to hear Lorenzo’s take on the fact that despite his star qualities, the 2010 title, his character change from a sullen youngster to become a polite and well mannered superstar, his social networking, his total availability towards all his sponsors, Yamaha has yet to find a title sponsor to replace Fiat, despite big named companies like Petronas, Telefonica, and AirAsia having been bandied around.

Source | motocuatro.com

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Last year it was Valentino Rossi and Giacomo Agostini, and this year Dainese ambassadors for TT Races Safety Partner Dainese, race were Jorge Lorenzo and Angel Nieto. Lorenzo, who currently leads the Moto GP championship, did a lap on a special liveried Yamaha R1 of the famed Mountain Course together with Nieto and Marc Potter of MCN, before watching the watching the Dainese Senior TT from a private garden on Bray Hill.

What an amazing experience. Now i understand why people enjoy the experience of riding at the TT. I only did one lap and I would definitely like some more practice.. I was able to make a few wheelies and wave a lot to the crowd - there seem to be so many people here. It was a very very good experience," said Lorenzo. “I have read all about the TT in magazine and have seen TV programmes - but nothing can prepare you for the real experience.”

Thirteen time World Champion Angel Nieto, who competed in the TT in 1968 (it was part of the GP calendar) but did not complete a lap, commented: “It was a great honour to come back to such a great and historic place as a guest of Dainese. I have gh speed strong memories from my time here a long time ago and it is great to come back and see the TT so healthy."
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